Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-03-26
. uIG STEAMER STRANDED.

Tn. SCOTIA, with Her masts Gone, Runs
A.bore on Long lsisDd-A Panic
among the Passengers, 500 OF when
are women.
PArCHoouE, l.. J., March 2S.-Tbe
ste,mer Scotia, of the Eahre Line, Gap
tain Rufyst, from Naples for New YORK.,
WITH / goo passengers and merchandise,
Fan ashore at about Is this morning
or the outer bar, mile west Of the
BIue Point Life.Ssving Station, and
now lies hard sground. When dis.
covsred by Captain George Jones, OF
the Blue Point Station, OF day ylight, the
sea was running 30 high that Is was I'm
nossible 10 launch q life-boat, but at
about 8 O'Clock q limo was got abr ard
The steamer. Before the breeches buoy
was ripQed the ses had gone down SUM-
oientlv to allow of the launching OF .
boat. which went al0Dgtide. No one
Was taken { d except steerAge pnssen.
Ger named Georgia. Farina, who
iumped from the steamers deck to the
boat before any one could prevent him.
Earina was brought ashore and went TO
NV York this afternoon.
He stated that the steamer had ex-
perienced terrific storms more than o
week. the vessel tossing terribly End
suffering much damage. Many OF the
passeu gers had limbs broken, and re-
ceived other injuries by being thrown
about the steerage. Yesterday the ma
chipery gave out, and the wind and sea
were so high that the Captain decided
TO run the vessel ashore, after cutting
away her mastr, at two O'Clock this
morning. About 900 women are among
the messengers, most Of whom were
taken from the steamer Burguncia,
after that vessel WAS run into by Ihe
war vessel Italia. near Napier.
When the steamer encountered the
land the majority OF the passengers
we're quiesly resting. With the first
shock several hundred OF them rushed
on deck, ami panic ensued. The Off
GERS and crew were powerlers. When
the waves first began to break over the
high deck the women passeug gers bo-
came very violent. There were few
but what had young children, and their
anguish while trying to protect the lit
tie ones from the storm and hesvy sea
was fltghtful to behold. When the
n uasts went by the board all threw
on their hands and knecs
aud prepal cd for the end, which they
thought wss at hand. The vsssel grad
ually sank in the snnd until 10 O'Clock.
w hen she was discovered by th marine
operator ut Fire Island, thtre was only
a trifo over six feet OF freeboard left.
Il very sea that came alongside swept n
hoard, carrying BIT by bit the movable
deck fixtures.
At 8 O'Clock this evening the Scotia
was lying easy In about two fathoms Of
watsr 200 feet from shore, and was
working IN through the pounding OF the
rising tids. 1t has been Impossible as
J ct to obtain auy statement from the
captain or officers. The life.sasinR crew
with their life. boat have succeeded In
landing 100 passengers on the beach, but
late in the afte rnoon orders were receiv
ed from New York to keep the passon.
2ers aboard until the arrival of barges,
which had been dispatched during the
afternt { on. The passengers are very AK
ious to get ashore, as they complain ol
the treatment accorded them by the cap
tain aud oficero, saying that they have
had scarcely any food for some time
past, and have had 10 pay for water to
drink.
The vessel ie leaking and the pumps
are kept continually working to clear
b or of water. The wrccking tug l. j.
Merritt arrived abont 4 80 p. M, and
although unable to go alongside the
steamer, 10 anchored near. By in readi.
meas to render assistance II needed. Mr..
Eiwell, q representative of the New
York agents of the Cyprian, Fabre 2;
Go. 3 line, arrived this evening with an
interpreter and will take care of the pas
sengers on sho.e The weather con.
ttnues fire ard quiet sea prevails.
There are no apprehensions entertained
passengers during the night. 1t Is ex.
peottd that the passengers will all be
taken off In tue bsrges which will con.
vey them to New York o-morro W N orn.
ing.